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FNUS54 KMRX 050831
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS...PRODUCING DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNSHINE 
AND A GRADUAL SHIFT OF THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW FROM NORTHERLY TO 
WESTERLY...WILL LEAD TO A MODEST WARMING TREND...WHICH WILL ALLOW 
TEMPERATURES TO RISE CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR EARLY MARCH OVER THE 
WEEKEND.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-060945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   20-25 (+1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-24)  78-83 (+11)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      N 13         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 27. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-060945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+3)   18-23 (+1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-20)  78-83 (+9)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    N  5         NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      N 13         
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-060945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   18-23 (+2)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-25)  73-78 (+2)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      N 10         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-060945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   19-24 (+2)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-23)  79-84 (+9)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      N 13         
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-060945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   18-23 (+1)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-23)  87-92 (+14)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      N 12         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-060945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   19-24 (0)    47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-24)  78-83 (+9)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      N  9         
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-060945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+6)   21-26 (+1)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-22)  72-77 (+7)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      N  9         
DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-060945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
331 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010 /231 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   23-28 (+1)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-19)  73-78 (+10)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      N  9         
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

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